mononucleotide

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noun

A single nucleotide.

OriginEnglish nucleotide ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

nounmononucleotide (plural mononucleotides)

plural mononucleotides

  1. biologyA single nucleotide.

    Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

    2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishnucleotide
  5. Englishmononucleotide

From mono- + nucleotide.

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Cite this entry
APA

mononucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononucleotide

MLA

“mononucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononucleotide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mononucleotide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononucleotide.

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